Re: [PATCH v6 1/2] kvm: x86: Allow userspace to handle emulation errors

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On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 7:48 AM Aaron Lewis <aaronlewis@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Add a fallback mechanism to the in-kernel instruction emulator that
> allows userspace the opportunity to process an instruction the emulator
> was unable to.  When the in-kernel instruction emulator fails to process
> an instruction it will either inject a #UD into the guest or exit to
> userspace with exit reason KVM_INTERNAL_ERROR.  This is because it does
> not know how to proceed in an appropriate manner.  This feature lets
> userspace get involved to see if it can figure out a better path
> forward.
>
> Signed-off-by: Aaron Lewis <aaronlewis@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: David Edmondson <david.edmondson@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@xxxxxxxxxx>



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